Just an acoustic guitar and Lennon whistling. I think the melody is fantastic and would have been a great song for Yoko to have given to Paul, George and Ringo when they were doing the Anthology. It would have been John's melody and Paul, George and Rings could have added the lyrics...I guess its not too late to have another Lennon/McCartney song...Paul could easily put words to this melody. What y'all think ? Here's the song for those who've not heard it...Its on the Lennon Anthology and it sounds like John was gonna finish it but his time just ran out.

I LOVE that little gem as well...often choosing to end compilation CDs with it. And you are right, nice observation, that it would have made a great track to have The Threetles attempt. It's really too bad that she didn't "open up the vaults" and give them access to all his demos, and see what might have come of it...I guess everything happens, or in this case doesn't happen, for a reason, and we should really be grateful for what happened and what we got...loves "Free As A Bird", and REALLY LOVED "Real Love"!!! As far as any more Lennon-McCartney/Threetles stuff...me thinks that "Now & Then" is possible (especially since Macca played it last year for Dave Kahne) but I don't think anything else is very likely. Blessings!

If "Now and Then" is recorded, I still feel it should go on a McCartney solo record. I know I'm in the minority on that, but I think with George gone, too, it really wouldn't be a Beatles record - even if Ringo's on it, too. Just an opinion.

ahawk66 wrote:If "Now and Then" is recorded, I still feel it should go on a McCartney solo record. I know I'm in the minority on that, but I think with George gone, too, it really wouldn't be a Beatles record - even if Ringo's on it, too. Just an opinion.

i agree. there can be no more beatle records. i don't consider free as a bird or real love beatle songs either. the song may be co-written by paul/john...or paul/george...but it will ultimately be a paul song.

I want to tell her that I love her a lot, but I got to get a belly full of wine.

I agree with what you say here Chris. This goes back to an old argument about what makes a song a Beatle song. For me anything recorded after they broke up cannot be classed as a Beatle song as the group doesn't exist anymore. If you're going to say it's by The Beatles just because three ex Beatles perform on it, then you may as well call "I'm The Greatest" and "All Those Years Ago" Beatles songs as well.

ahawk66 wrote:If "Now and Then" is recorded, I still feel it should go on a McCartney solo record. I know I'm in the minority on that, but I think with George gone, too, it really wouldn't be a Beatles record - even if Ringo's on it, too. Just an opinion.

A very valid point as well. I think that it should be released as a single,with all proceeds going to charity.

Harrythebannister wrote:I agree with what you say here Chris. This goes back to an old argument about what makes a song a Beatle song. For me anything recorded after they broke up cannot be classed as a Beatle song as the group doesn't exist anymore. If you're going to say it's by The Beatles just because three ex Beatles perform on it, then you may as well call "I'm The Greatest" and "All Those Years Ago" Beatles songs as well.

I wouldn't call a song with only three of them on it a Beatles song. But "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love" had all four on it, although John was on tape. But now that George is gone, there can be no more Beatles songs.

"I dream of a better tomorrow where chickens can cross the road without having their motives questioned." --Unknown

Harrythebannister wrote:I agree with what you say here Chris. This goes back to an old argument about what makes a song a Beatle song. For me anything recorded after they broke up cannot be classed as a Beatle song as the group doesn't exist anymore. If you're going to say it's by The Beatles just because three ex Beatles perform on it, then you may as well call "I'm The Greatest" and "All Those Years Ago" Beatles songs as well.

Hey Harry. I see your point here but think this.There are many songs in which they are not playing together but we call them Beatles´ songs instead (Yesterday, Blackbird, The ballad of John and Yoko, Julia, Goodnight...etc). It´s funny, isn´t it?

Personally, I do think of Free as a bird and Real love as Beatles´ songs based on the fact that the four of them are involved on those songs. Actually, we can yet have a new Beatles´ song if Paul and Ringo make a new version of How do you sleep! (Just kidding! )